Rhetorical Processes and Legal Judgments

Herausgeber: Sarat, Austin

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This detailed analysis offers new perspectives on rhetoric and law from distinguished scholars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 391g
• ISBN-13: 9781107155503
• ISBN-10: 1107155509
• Artikelnr.: 45153724

Inhaltsangabe

The relevance of rhetoric: an introduction Austin Sarat; 1. From 'equality
before the law' to 'separate but equal': legal rhetoric, legal history and
Roberts v. Boston (1849) Eric Slauter; 2. The civlizing hand of law:
defending the legal process in the civil rights era Christopher W. Schmidt;
3. The evolving rhetoric of gay rights and same-sex marriage debate Teresa
Godwin Phelps; 4. The rhetoric of precedent Bernadette Meyler; 5.
Alternative perspectives on legal rhetoric: persuasion, invitation and
argument Linda L. Berger; Afterword. Use your words: rhetoric as absence of
law, rhetoric as essence of law Adam Steinman.